Cross Culture 1: The Big Welcome
Ian Gray
There’s been a lot of talk over the last year about what it means to be Scottish or British. But what does it mean to be influenced and shaped by the cross? Paul, who wrote many of the letters in the New Testament, said that our citizenship is now in heaven – so what does [ more… ]
Right on the Money – 2
Ian Gray
Today we’re concluding a two-part series looking at the issue of money. Although we sometimes feel rather uncomfortable talking about this, God seems to things this is a really important subject judging by the number of times the Bible brings it up. Last time we saw how the way we make, save, give and spend [ more… ]
Right on the Money – 1
Ian Gray
Money is always a slightly uncomfortable topic for churches, for a variety of reasons. But that never stopped Jesus talking about it – in fact it’s a hot subject throughout the Bible. Apparently God thinks that our money, and our attitudes to it, are important – how come? Due to technical problems there is no [ more… ]
What’s so special about Christmas?
Ian Gray
A short Christmas Day sermon looking at what makes Christmas worth celebrating.
Advent: Silence
Ian Gray
With everything that goes on in the run up to Christmas, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all the “stuff” that apparently needs to be done. We’re in a short series looking at things we can do to make room for God and hear the ways in which he is speaking to us – and [ more… ]
Advent: Simplicity
Ian Gray
We’re now in the season of Advent, where we wait for the coming of Jesus – both remembering his coming as a baby at Christmas, and looking forward to his coming again. This week and next week we’re going to think about ways in which we might approach this season to make more sense of [ more… ]
7 Letters: 7 – Laodicea (The Lukewarm Church)
Ian Gray
Today we’ve reached the last of the seven churches – and for some reason this one is by far the best known. If you’ve come across any of the letters to the churches in Revelation before, the chances are that you’ve heard of this one – Laodicea. Which is strange, because this letter isn’t warm [ more… ]
7 Letters: 6 – Philadelphia (The Faithful Church)
Ian Gray
Say “Philadelphia” and you might think of a city in the USA – but the original Philadelphia was in Asia Minor, modern day Turkey, founded by an ancient king who loved his brother so much that he named the city for him (“City of Brotherly Love”). That’s the city that we’ve reached in our journey [ more… ]
7 Letters: 5 – Sardis (The Living Dead)
Ian Gray
We’ve reached the fifth letter in our series looking at the letters to the seven churches of Revelation – messages written by Jesus to encourage, strengthen and warn his people. Today’s letter is to the church in Sardis. This is a church with a great reputation – but they’re in deeper trouble than any of [ more… ]
7 Letters: 4 – Thyatira (The Tolerant Church)
Ian Gray
We’re in a teaching series looking at the short letters Jesus sent to the seven churches in Revelation 2-3, around what’s known today as Turkey. Having visited some major cities of the region, today we’ve reached the much smaller town of Thyatira. As we will see, they’ve got some good news, and some bad news [ more… ]
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